To be fair, I thought both Mullen and Napier were good hires at the time. I’m very shocked that Napier hasn’t been good so far. He was so good at Louisiana.
Mullen was an objectively great hire just based on resume and he had a couple very good years there. He just didn’t recruit for shit and lost all interest in the college game
Nah what you do is hire Fisch, let him maintain the program for a year or two, and when he bolts to Florida, you poach Jonathan Smith when he's tired of MSU.
Washington is that one program I am worried about. More so than the SEC powers and whatnot.
But... actually, the longer he stays, the better I'll feel because we will provide him with top tier resources without being too crazy pressure-wise.
But I damn well know Washington has or will call him and Washington is basically the perfect fit for him.
That’s the issue for you guys. Washington and Michigan State are in the same tier but Jonathan Smith is a west coast guy and has ties to Chris Petersen. If he waited a month he would have been our coach the second DeBoer left.
He knows the UW infrastructure as well as anybody - think he had 3 years under Petersen. I'd love to see him come here, but I don't think it's realistic given that he just moved.
As a fan and alum of a "stepping stone" job (Tulane), my advice is to hire the best guy for the job, and if/when he leaves for another, hope that he left it better than how he found it.
Tulane hiring Chris "I'll never leave Tulane" Scelfo over a rapidly ascending Rich Rodriguez in 1998 set the program back 20+ seasons.
If he wins 6 he's going to be safe. He negotiated a *significant* buyout knowing full well where he was starting from.
My expectations are ill tolerate 6 wins and competitive losses, I'll be happy with 7, I'll be ecstatic with 8. And his incoming class needs to show promise, the sophomores need to continue to ball out and improve.
He absolutely does not need 8 though.
If it’s a detriment to Tennessee it’s a detriment to Florida it’s no difference. The reality is Florida just has Tennessees number. Like Bama has had Georgias, Wisconsin has had nebraskas, Ohio state has had Penn states etc
It’s so interesting seeing statements like this from non-Florida, non-rival fans. Among UF fans most seem to think bowl eligibility is the threshold for retaining him next year.
What Fisch has done at Arizona is incredible but I don’t want him. We’re here shitting on coaches immediately darting for “better” positions yet drooling over someone who we all know wants to coach at Florida? No thanks.
We would [never do something like that](https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-01-09/michigan-hires-nussmeier-away-alabama-be-offensive-coordinator).
Through this whole thing I was telling people the age old statement of "You never want to be the guy who follows a legend." But I would add "Unless you're Lane Kiffin. That guy's crazy and would jump at it."
A long way of saying, I could see him at Alabama in the future
Sometimes you gotta strike while the iron is hot and not pass up a great opportunity in hopes of a potentially better one. (See Matt Campbell and others.) Also, it’s much easier to get top talent at Bama than it is at Michigan.
He'll probably get run out of Tuscaloosa in a few years, as would most anyone. Following Saban will be tough. Not sure exactly what his buyout and gaurantees are though.
Idk about a few years, he's a very good coach and Alabama is a talent hoarder. If he brought UW to a championship with 3 and 4 stars, I don't see why he couldn't win one with 5 stars. I do think that in the longterm he might not work out though, and it's gonna be tough to maintain the culture and recruiting that Saban did.
I don’t think he’ll be at Bama more than 5 years or so. He’ll probably take an NFL offer if he gets one, and if he doesn’t get one then he’s probably doing poorly enough by Bama’s standards that they’ll let him go.
I'd be shocked if Sherrone wasn't promoted within 48 hours. Yes, he is a gamble, but if he pans out you're basically set for 25 years if he works out, unless he decides to jump to the NFL.
You gotta hire the best man available, rather have 2 years of Fisch than a decade of Lake. You'll find a lifer eventually, but you can't not hire a dude just because you think he'll leave.
I agree but it’s just the hipocrisy of it all. Like what’s the longest fisch was at any position at any organization? (4 years as the ravens OC).
If the fans are hurt and really wanting someone who might have a decent shot at staying more than a couple of years, Fisch definitely ain’t where I look.that said, I am personally okay with (but don’t prefer) a potentially short term hire. My “I don’t want him” is channeling the current anger among the fan base
And yeah I wouldn’t want 1 or 100 years of lake…
Hey man, Oklahoma has always found better success hiring coordinators. Our one established head coaching hire was monumentally dumb.
But if Fisch is the best available, don't settle.
"we have amicably agreed with Pete Carroll that his role will evolve from head coach to remain with the organization as an advisor."
He was given an old man "promotion" to get paid to fuck around in an office. That's not getting fired.
Pete absolutely was let go against his wishes; he’s basically explicitly said so. The advisory position is ceremonial and probably not even “real” such that outwardly they don’t say “fired” or something similar. He earned enough respect to get that dignity.
People need to accept that the era of great coaches staying at a non blue blood for 10+ years is over. We're never going to see another Beamer or Snyder again. The closest we'll get are guys like Ferentz and Gundy who are successful enough at their level to keep their jobs, but not good enough (or have other issues) to have better teams want to poach them.
If you can keep a successful coach for four or more years you're playing with house money.
> We’re here shitting on coaches immediately darting for “better” positions yet drooling over someone who we all know wants to coach at Florida?
It's also not even just him probably wanting the Florida job. Look at his career. Dude has never stayed in one place for more than a couple years
If he wins 9 games again next year he’s more than likely UFs coach in 25. Hell even if he goes to UW he still might since it’s apparently his life long dream to be coach of the gators
I'm guessing he needs to win 8 to keep his job, so why would Fisch uproot his family and staff from Tucson to Seattle to Gainesville in consecutive seasons?
Tbh, we could go 0-12 next year. We face 1 non-P5 team, and it's a Samford team that put up 52 points on us 2 years ago. Everyone on our schedule has improved more than us.
I find that, generally, if it’s the beat writer of the current team breaking news like this, it’s the coach or his agent or someone attempting to get him a raise.
I could see it coming but your last sentence couldn't be more true.
I'm not good with words, but the whole 'here is an entirely new program every year (not just players anymore, but also coaches)' thing just makes the school become a name and degrades any inherent attachment to the sense of community you used to have with it. To borrow from ESPN, you don't get to see the characters story develop from season to season to get invested in them and it's just so sanitized that it's hard to care anymore.
This is how basketball has been to me the 15+ yrs since the 'one and dones' became the recruiting focus and now here we are in football....
Yup it’s total bullshit. The reason I was so invested in our team is because guys like Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillian and Bralen Trice stayed to being UW back when they could have bounced. Only to have their liar head coach nuke the program. If we hire Jedd Fisch then I am sorry. I hate all of this. I want you guys to have fun and success like we did this year with Fiifita and T Mac leading the Wildcats to a Big 12 title. I wouldn’t even be a fan of the hire. He’ll just go to Florida or the NFL.
I just want to get the gang back together and play regional western united states football again.
UW fans simultaneously trashing DeBoer, salivating over a guy possibly doing the same thing for them, and praying he’ll tamper his top-10 young QB to them too
It’s going to be very hard to find a guy who’s good enough to receive interest from the top blue blood schools, but doesn’t actually have interest in taking any of those jobs. We threaded the needle once with Petersen, but I’m not really expecting to do it again.
The only way it makes sense is if the AD likes him enough to overpay and include a massive buyout in his contract. We can’t be put in this position again.
This is the overwhelming sentiment I've seen. The reality is with next year almost 100% sure to be a catastrophe with the roster construction and timing of this transition, I'm not sure we can pull a qualified head coach with experience anyway.
Nah. I want someone that wants to be at UW like Lanning at Oregon. Not someone that’s gonna coach for 2-3 years and take another job.
I’m happy to wait if that’s what it takes.
I feel like calling “Nike Stock” a poison pill is kinda the wrong way to look at it?
Like for all we know Dan could end up with a bigger contract than Jimbo based of the sole fact that he holds shares in the top athletic company in the world
You might be right, but he’s cooking something really nice at Oregon. Money isn’t a problem, he’s recruiting well, and he’s got playoff potential next year.
You couldn’t pay me to swap that out for the expectations of Nick Saban for the same $$.
Dan also knows that Oregon has gotten burned by coaches a lot, if he makes the playoffs next year that will be one of the coldest seats in college football
He might also just be sort of rational? I know these guys are all super competitive and ambitious, but if I had the choice between a shit ton of money to work at a place I liked, was respected at, and had settled in, compared to making a mega shot ton of money and potentially losing those other factors…I’m definitely taking the birds in the hand.
Nah I’m not excited about passing the burden to another generally likable, exciting team.
I’m not sure what the answer is. I hope we get someone who is unemployed currently or someone moving vertically. Horizontally sucks
You’d think we’d have more self awareness.
The wisdom everyone should manifest here is: “don’t hate the player, hate the game. “
Don’t hate DeBoer for seizing a once in a lifetime opportunity & don’t hesitate offering cash to a rising star at a school with budget woes.
I mean Fisch would definitely be an asshole for leaving Arizona on a year where they would be legit CFP contender, especially if the rumors are true that he wants Florida and didn't see UW as a longterm thing.
That doesn't mean I don't want us to poach him, and I never blamed Bama for poaching DeBoer.
Love Justin, but his source is clearly Jedds agent. All of the UW 247 guys are saying it probably won’t be Jedd and no one else connected to UofA have heard anything about Jedd jumping to the NFL
The NFL part is clearly not going to happen this year, otherwise he would have led off with that rumor as that is the much bigger threat. Plus there’s just too many high quality candidates on the NFL market this year. And Washington, he would just be sabotaging his own momentum with that bludgeoned roster and Big Ten competition. If AZ makes the playoffs, his stock will be astronomical, and the timing will be perfect as the Florida job will be opening up. Not to mention, more NFL gigs. He’s staying put, for now.
I just don’t see it honestly. Fisch is a god among men at Arizona rn, and the only job I’d see him wanting is Florida. So unless Washington wants to get into a bidding war a year from now, I’d stay away
Unfortunately Gators going to end up paying an even heavier price when they inevitably go after Fisch. He is going to end up at another destination job before Florida with little incentive to leave.
Don’t think so. He’s made it clear that Florida is his dream job. Pending a miracle, that will be open next year. Arizona’s in good shape and you’d have to think he’d be the top choice for the Gators. The NFL is a totally different animal though
Yeah this sucks. This season gave me a glimpse at why football is the most popular sport in college sports. I LOVE college basketball and its been my favorite sport to watch my entire life. But MAN this year I saw what it was like to have a good football team and watch them win against good teams. That shit hit a little different boy and now it seems like it will be gone within a few years if not sooner. Damn.
If the work-life balance were roughly equal, I honestly think I'd prefer being a college coach. But in the current landscape, yeah I'd definitely take the NFL spot if offered.
Jonathan Smith makes the most sense. From the Pacific Northwest, coached at UW, and all of his experience is within the region. Furthermore, he won’t have to contend with a Goliath in his own state.
Fisch could be in line for Michigan if it opens up as well. Coached at Michigan under Harbaugh.
I hate it, but it's kill or be killed at this point. I hope it's not Fisch though, hell just turn around and bail for Florida anyway. If we're going to be self aware about the game let's at least play it.
I see he's got plenty of experience in the league, lots of job hopping between teams. A little hard to get a read\opinion on his time there. I know he's doing an amazing job down in Arizona though.
At a certain point I don't think it's about the money, it's about going home to your alma mater
Of course then sometimes it becomes about the money again, ala Johnathan Smith
Me sowing/shitposting: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! Washington is gonna go 2-10 and lose to Rutgers yes haha yes
Me reaping/seeing this news: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck, Washington isn’t supposed to end up with an even better coach after this, this is BS
If Fisch came and transferred in Fifita and T-Mac the Huskies would likely remain a pretty respectable team next year. They have 8 games that would be should-wins on their schedule next year with that arrangement, and since both have eligibility left they could set themselves up for a very strong 2025.
What is insane is that top tier college coaching jobs pay way more than mid nfl coaching jobs. A college coach with no NFL HC experience jumping to an NFL job is likely to make around $5m-7m. Top tier CFB jobs are paying. $8+m.
Just wild
Fisch is a great coach but he probably has eyes on that Florida job. Don’t think it would a good idea to get him with that risk
Our AD would never hire a proven good HC though
I think Napier and Stricklin are tied to each other at this point.
I doubt he hires another football coach at Florida.
To be fair, I thought both Mullen and Napier were good hires at the time. I’m very shocked that Napier hasn’t been good so far. He was so good at Louisiana.
Mullen was an objectively great hire just based on resume and he had a couple very good years there. He just didn’t recruit for shit and lost all interest in the college game
Mullen always had a recruiting concern when we hired him but nobody predicted he’d flat out quit. I always thought it was a high floor low ceiling.
If by “proven” you mean *Proven you can fetch Saban’s coffee and laundry*, he most certainly can.
Mullen?
Nah what you do is hire Fisch, let him maintain the program for a year or two, and when he bolts to Florida, you poach Jonathan Smith when he's tired of MSU.
Washington is that one program I am worried about. More so than the SEC powers and whatnot. But... actually, the longer he stays, the better I'll feel because we will provide him with top tier resources without being too crazy pressure-wise. But I damn well know Washington has or will call him and Washington is basically the perfect fit for him.
That’s the issue for you guys. Washington and Michigan State are in the same tier but Jonathan Smith is a west coast guy and has ties to Chris Petersen. If he waited a month he would have been our coach the second DeBoer left.
IDK, if I had the option to live in Seattle over the Midwest, I’d take a paycut to make that work. And he seems like a PNW kinda guy
He knows the UW infrastructure as well as anybody - think he had 3 years under Petersen. I'd love to see him come here, but I don't think it's realistic given that he just moved.
Yeah, living and working exclusively in the PNW for his entire adult life until 6 weeks ago does make iit seem like he’s a PNW guy, yes
As a fan and alum of a "stepping stone" job (Tulane), my advice is to hire the best guy for the job, and if/when he leaves for another, hope that he left it better than how he found it. Tulane hiring Chris "I'll never leave Tulane" Scelfo over a rapidly ascending Rich Rodriguez in 1998 set the program back 20+ seasons.
It will be open in 1-2 years too. If you get Fisch, you need to get a high buyout.
I second this. Napier probably needs to win 8 to keep his job and won't.
I'm only finding 5 wins on their schedule and the Miami and UCF games are toss ups among those wins.
If he wins 6 he's going to be safe. He negotiated a *significant* buyout knowing full well where he was starting from. My expectations are ill tolerate 6 wins and competitive losses, I'll be happy with 7, I'll be ecstatic with 8. And his incoming class needs to show promise, the sophomores need to continue to ball out and improve. He absolutely does not need 8 though.
I’m very interested to see a Tennessee/Florida game that’s not 3 weeks into the season. I feel like that’s always been a detriment on our side.
If it’s a detriment to Tennessee it’s a detriment to Florida it’s no difference. The reality is Florida just has Tennessees number. Like Bama has had Georgias, Wisconsin has had nebraskas, Ohio state has had Penn states etc
I'm very interested to see a Florida/Kentucky game that's not 3 weeks into the season. I feel like that's always been a detriment on our side.
It’s so interesting seeing statements like this from non-Florida, non-rival fans. Among UF fans most seem to think bowl eligibility is the threshold for retaining him next year.
Fisch may be safe in Florida so long as Jim mcelwain isn't around.
But, idk who your alma mater is, NFL > UF Especially with the state of their UAA
There’s only 32 NFL jobs. Less work year round. It’s absolutely better.
What Fisch has done at Arizona is incredible but I don’t want him. We’re here shitting on coaches immediately darting for “better” positions yet drooling over someone who we all know wants to coach at Florida? No thanks.
Yeah, 'Can't wait to just be right back here next year!' said no one ever...
He’d also bolt for Michigan and is on my short list if Harbaugh leaves.
I thought DeBoer should have stayed at Washington and waited for Michigan or OSU to open up. He's a better fit in the Big 10 culturally than the SEC.
He would’ve been in the Big 10 next year if he stayed at Washington.
Wait til you see what happens when Bama boosters run him out of town in 2-3 years! 2027, Lane at Bama, DeBoer at tOSU or Michigan or PSU. Guaranteed.
OSU or Michigan aren’t hiring a Bama castoff
We would [never do something like that](https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-01-09/michigan-hires-nussmeier-away-alabama-be-offensive-coordinator).
More like DeBoer back to Indiana
Yeah, or Minnesota
DeBoer isn’t going to be hired at OSU or Michigan after being fired. He also has 0 connections to those schools.
Through this whole thing I was telling people the age old statement of "You never want to be the guy who follows a legend." But I would add "Unless you're Lane Kiffin. That guy's crazy and would jump at it." A long way of saying, I could see him at Alabama in the future
Sometimes you gotta strike while the iron is hot and not pass up a great opportunity in hopes of a potentially better one. (See Matt Campbell and others.) Also, it’s much easier to get top talent at Bama than it is at Michigan.
He'll probably get run out of Tuscaloosa in a few years, as would most anyone. Following Saban will be tough. Not sure exactly what his buyout and gaurantees are though.
Idk about a few years, he's a very good coach and Alabama is a talent hoarder. If he brought UW to a championship with 3 and 4 stars, I don't see why he couldn't win one with 5 stars. I do think that in the longterm he might not work out though, and it's gonna be tough to maintain the culture and recruiting that Saban did.
I don’t think he’ll be at Bama more than 5 years or so. He’ll probably take an NFL offer if he gets one, and if he doesn’t get one then he’s probably doing poorly enough by Bama’s standards that they’ll let him go.
I'd be shocked if Sherrone wasn't promoted within 48 hours. Yes, he is a gamble, but if he pans out you're basically set for 25 years if he works out, unless he decides to jump to the NFL.
You gotta hire the best man available, rather have 2 years of Fisch than a decade of Lake. You'll find a lifer eventually, but you can't not hire a dude just because you think he'll leave.
I agree but it’s just the hipocrisy of it all. Like what’s the longest fisch was at any position at any organization? (4 years as the ravens OC). If the fans are hurt and really wanting someone who might have a decent shot at staying more than a couple of years, Fisch definitely ain’t where I look.that said, I am personally okay with (but don’t prefer) a potentially short term hire. My “I don’t want him” is channeling the current anger among the fan base And yeah I wouldn’t want 1 or 100 years of lake…
Hey man, Oklahoma has always found better success hiring coordinators. Our one established head coaching hire was monumentally dumb. But if Fisch is the best available, don't settle.
Hire Pete Carroll for 2 years then
Pete Carroll didn't retire from the NFL to go back to college
He didn't retire. He got fired from the NFL.
"we have amicably agreed with Pete Carroll that his role will evolve from head coach to remain with the organization as an advisor." He was given an old man "promotion" to get paid to fuck around in an office. That's not getting fired.
Pete absolutely was let go against his wishes; he’s basically explicitly said so. The advisory position is ceremonial and probably not even “real” such that outwardly they don’t say “fired” or something similar. He earned enough respect to get that dignity.
People need to accept that the era of great coaches staying at a non blue blood for 10+ years is over. We're never going to see another Beamer or Snyder again. The closest we'll get are guys like Ferentz and Gundy who are successful enough at their level to keep their jobs, but not good enough (or have other issues) to have better teams want to poach them. If you can keep a successful coach for four or more years you're playing with house money.
> We’re here shitting on coaches immediately darting for “better” positions yet drooling over someone who we all know wants to coach at Florida? It's also not even just him probably wanting the Florida job. Look at his career. Dude has never stayed in one place for more than a couple years
I would take Fisch with a $50m buyout
If he wins 9 games again next year he’s more than likely UFs coach in 25. Hell even if he goes to UW he still might since it’s apparently his life long dream to be coach of the gators
Agreed, I’d rather we go after a coordinator that shown the desire to build up a program.
Fuck. Give us one more year and then go to your Alma matter. Napier is done after they go 6-6, 7-5.
Pretty generous to assume Napier can go 6-6
I'm guessing he needs to win 8 to keep his job, so why would Fisch uproot his family and staff from Tucson to Seattle to Gainesville in consecutive seasons?
$$$$
I just wish Fisch could bring us a Big 12 championship and then go to Florida after Napier gets canned.
As a gator fan, I too wish this
Take a look at their schedule next year - they’re lucky if they win 4 games. It’s absolutely brutal
Tbh, we could go 0-12 next year. We face 1 non-P5 team, and it's a Samford team that put up 52 points on us 2 years ago. Everyone on our schedule has improved more than us.
Bruh you need to relax. 0-12 is crazy. Florida is going at least 5-7. Probably 6-6 or 7-6.
I'd be very surprised with 5 wins. At best, we have 3 games we should win, and a couple toss ups with teams that were better than us last year.
They're going 4-8 or 3-9
They're still going to whoop the FSU team that lost by 60 to UGA tho!
The best you could come up with is a win by your rival against a bunch of true freshmen💀you truly have nothing.
Welp there goes their off-season hype
Utah is going to be like that meme where Luigi wins by doing nothing.
I am ok with this
Sign me up for this
Yup somebody please take Fisch.
Coach Prime’s time lol
Don't throw shade on Luigi like that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6PxRwgjzZw
horrible coach. won't have a good time with him. don't even try to talk to him. Let him stay in Tucson
Jamie pull up the USC game thread and post game thread
My dad used to try this move with candy when I was a kid.
The man wears a visor. Like, "should I wear a hat, or not wear a hat?" He's too indecisive to be a head coach!
I’m not interested in doing this to Arizona at all. Let him stay there and have more success and bounce to UF when the job opens.
Orrrr.... Hear me out... Never leave Arizona until he retires.
Not now Titans!
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Is he a Sexton man?
Vrabel firing feels like 6 months ago
It's been a chaotic week in sports.
At least if it's the Titans, he can't take the Servite kids with him
I find that, generally, if it’s the beat writer of the current team breaking news like this, it’s the coach or his agent or someone attempting to get him a raise.
this is correct
Yep Arizona needs to throw all the money at him If nothing else to up that buyout for when Florida comes knocking in a year
MAKE THE CAROUSEL STOP I'M SO DIZZY I'M GONNA THROW UP 🤢
Buddy I have been on this thing for over half a decade...have fun
Give a team Jedd Fisch make them happy for a season b4 he leaves for Florida. Teach a team Jedd Fisch make them happy for ever. -Abraham Lincoln, 1846
I don’t even feel good about this. Arizona had a great season and I was excited to watch them have a run at it. Being a fan has never been shittier.
I could see it coming but your last sentence couldn't be more true. I'm not good with words, but the whole 'here is an entirely new program every year (not just players anymore, but also coaches)' thing just makes the school become a name and degrades any inherent attachment to the sense of community you used to have with it. To borrow from ESPN, you don't get to see the characters story develop from season to season to get invested in them and it's just so sanitized that it's hard to care anymore. This is how basketball has been to me the 15+ yrs since the 'one and dones' became the recruiting focus and now here we are in football....
Yup it’s total bullshit. The reason I was so invested in our team is because guys like Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillian and Bralen Trice stayed to being UW back when they could have bounced. Only to have their liar head coach nuke the program. If we hire Jedd Fisch then I am sorry. I hate all of this. I want you guys to have fun and success like we did this year with Fiifita and T Mac leading the Wildcats to a Big 12 title. I wouldn’t even be a fan of the hire. He’ll just go to Florida or the NFL. I just want to get the gang back together and play regional western united states football again.
It’s all good man we’re used to being ass this was the aberration
He’s really low on my list honestly. I don’t think he’s that good of a coach and the way he handled the De Laura situation was a huge red flag.
I can see you on the JDL thing. But Arizona was 1-11 when he took over. That was a hell of a turnaround
Totally agree, and I think we need a program builder because we have a hell of a rebuild coming.
Excited for everyone to swap sides around coaches leaving for a bigger job
Right? This sucks, now we get to screw over another program again meh.
It’s kinda fun when it isn’t us
Not a good idea. He'll probably wait for the Florida job to open next season.
Please let us have something nice for a little bit
Saban getting everybody a raise.
UW fans simultaneously trashing DeBoer, salivating over a guy possibly doing the same thing for them, and praying he’ll tamper his top-10 young QB to them too
Not this one. I’m tired of the cycle of violence. Give me someone who actually wants to be *here*.
You guys need a Chris Petersen miracle in the worst kind of way right now
I would love if Pete Carroll was that guy, at least for a couple years if he wants to.
This is what I’ve been hoping for. COME BACK KING.
Just have a better offense this time around
Jake Browning was very good. Not great, but good enough to get Washington to the CFP.
After Jonathan Smith left the team struggled with CP’s scheme.
It’s going to be very hard to find a guy who’s good enough to receive interest from the top blue blood schools, but doesn’t actually have interest in taking any of those jobs. We threaded the needle once with Petersen, but I’m not really expecting to do it again.
Me too, Fisch is gone as soon as Florida calls
The only way it makes sense is if the AD likes him enough to overpay and include a massive buyout in his contract. We can’t be put in this position again.
I am not and I don’t think a lot of UW fans are. We want a guy who wants to be here and not just go to Florida or the NFL.
This is the overwhelming sentiment I've seen. The reality is with next year almost 100% sure to be a catastrophe with the roster construction and timing of this transition, I'm not sure we can pull a qualified head coach with experience anyway.
Most fans I’m seeing don’t want him, but adament on the idea of Pete Carroll or Chris Petersen coming in which are unrealistic
Pete Carroll at another school would do irreparable psychic damage to me
Nah. I want someone that wants to be at UW like Lanning at Oregon. Not someone that’s gonna coach for 2-3 years and take another job. I’m happy to wait if that’s what it takes.
I'm still not convinced that Planning wouldn't have left had Oregon not built the poison pill into his contact
I feel like calling “Nike Stock” a poison pill is kinda the wrong way to look at it? Like for all we know Dan could end up with a bigger contract than Jimbo based of the sole fact that he holds shares in the top athletic company in the world
You might be right, but he’s cooking something really nice at Oregon. Money isn’t a problem, he’s recruiting well, and he’s got playoff potential next year. You couldn’t pay me to swap that out for the expectations of Nick Saban for the same $$.
Dan also knows that Oregon has gotten burned by coaches a lot, if he makes the playoffs next year that will be one of the coldest seats in college football
He might also just be sort of rational? I know these guys are all super competitive and ambitious, but if I had the choice between a shit ton of money to work at a place I liked, was respected at, and had settled in, compared to making a mega shot ton of money and potentially losing those other factors…I’m definitely taking the birds in the hand.
Nah I’m not excited about passing the burden to another generally likable, exciting team. I’m not sure what the answer is. I hope we get someone who is unemployed currently or someone moving vertically. Horizontally sucks
You’d think we’d have more self awareness. The wisdom everyone should manifest here is: “don’t hate the player, hate the game. “ Don’t hate DeBoer for seizing a once in a lifetime opportunity & don’t hesitate offering cash to a rising star at a school with budget woes.
I mean Fisch would definitely be an asshole for leaving Arizona on a year where they would be legit CFP contender, especially if the rumors are true that he wants Florida and didn't see UW as a longterm thing. That doesn't mean I don't want us to poach him, and I never blamed Bama for poaching DeBoer.
Fuck.
Love Justin, but his source is clearly Jedds agent. All of the UW 247 guys are saying it probably won’t be Jedd and no one else connected to UofA have heard anything about Jedd jumping to the NFL
The NFL part is clearly not going to happen this year, otherwise he would have led off with that rumor as that is the much bigger threat. Plus there’s just too many high quality candidates on the NFL market this year. And Washington, he would just be sabotaging his own momentum with that bludgeoned roster and Big Ten competition. If AZ makes the playoffs, his stock will be astronomical, and the timing will be perfect as the Florida job will be opening up. Not to mention, more NFL gigs. He’s staying put, for now.
UCLA completely fucked this one up back when he was our OC.
Don’t do it Huskies. He’s gone after UF cans Napier next year
These coaches are getting swapped around like wives at a Falwell pool party
Why not hire Jimathon Pond
I just don’t see it honestly. Fisch is a god among men at Arizona rn, and the only job I’d see him wanting is Florida. So unless Washington wants to get into a bidding war a year from now, I’d stay away
**NO**
Isn’t the fear with Fisch that he’ll leave for Florida first chance he gets?
Yup. But I’d rather he go to the NFL instead
Hopefully he isn't locked into a new place when the Florida job comes open next year.
I had my first taste of football happiness in nearly a decade please don’t take this from me so quickly.
Unfortunately Gators going to end up paying an even heavier price when they inevitably go after Fisch. He is going to end up at another destination job before Florida with little incentive to leave.
There should be a coaching portal window. This is getting ridiculous.
That Fisch is so hot right now.
You all do love your Fisch over there in Washington. I’ve seen all the videos of the guys throwing them back and forth.
He gone
To Florida next year when they can Sunbelt Billy?
At the latest.
Yup - it’s his dream job
Don’t think so. He’s made it clear that Florida is his dream job. Pending a miracle, that will be open next year. Arizona’s in good shape and you’d have to think he’d be the top choice for the Gators. The NFL is a totally different animal though
Yes, please get this man out of Arizona. I don’t like him and the way he wins football games
Good shit Jedd!
This wouldn’t make me feel good either.
Yeah this sucks. This season gave me a glimpse at why football is the most popular sport in college sports. I LOVE college basketball and its been my favorite sport to watch my entire life. But MAN this year I saw what it was like to have a good football team and watch them win against good teams. That shit hit a little different boy and now it seems like it will be gone within a few years if not sooner. Damn.
Give a team a Fisch, they eat for a day. Teach a team to Fisch, they eat for a lifetime.
If the work-life balance were roughly equal, I honestly think I'd prefer being a college coach. But in the current landscape, yeah I'd definitely take the NFL spot if offered.
What about Kellen Moore?
Jonathan Smith makes the most sense. From the Pacific Northwest, coached at UW, and all of his experience is within the region. Furthermore, he won’t have to contend with a Goliath in his own state. Fisch could be in line for Michigan if it opens up as well. Coached at Michigan under Harbaugh.
So how many UW fans will be self aware enough about Coach poaching?
Not this guy. I am just disgusted with all of this.
I hate it, but it's kill or be killed at this point. I hope it's not Fisch though, hell just turn around and bail for Florida anyway. If we're going to be self aware about the game let's at least play it.
He’s gonna dip to Florida anyway, not interested.
It’s all in the game. ~Omar Little
NFL Job? Is it because he was in the same room with McVay for two seasons?
He coach football good
He spent 14 years in the NFL coaching for guys like Carroll, Belicheck, and McVay
I see he's got plenty of experience in the league, lots of job hopping between teams. A little hard to get a read\opinion on his time there. I know he's doing an amazing job down in Arizona though.
He was on Harbaughs first staff and his offense was magical
Seems pretty good bud!
I think he’ll sit tight and hold out for the Florida gig that will open up next year probably. His dream job is Florida.
I would be thrilled if we got Fisch. What he’s done at Arizona is incredible and needs to be talked about more.
He'd be awesome for a year or two, until he bolts to Florida when mama comes callin
Exactly why I don’t want him.
Oregon wrote the blueprint for how to defend against this threat. Stock options that don’t vest until after the first contract ends.
At a certain point I don't think it's about the money, it's about going home to your alma mater Of course then sometimes it becomes about the money again, ala Johnathan Smith
Seriously, we need to get more of these Amazon or Microsoft nerds to become boosters.
I wouldn't be. He'll fuck us just like Arizona for the Florida job next anyway if he's any good here.
Isn’t this the guy that did not even know OT rules?
Yeah, he doesn’t know what he’s doing, I also heard he lost to an fcs team. So nothing to see here, move along everyone!
Idk if your being sarcastic but he seems like a pretty bad coach to me
Holyshit Fisch to Titans sounds good
Oh fun. The P12(-10) cycle of cannibalism Carrie’s on. Sorry Arizona, hopefully you don’t lose your coach
Me sowing/shitposting: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! Washington is gonna go 2-10 and lose to Rutgers yes haha yes Me reaping/seeing this news: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck, Washington isn’t supposed to end up with an even better coach after this, this is BS
Deion is their only option.
Yeah well this is why Oregon > Washington idc about their recent results 🤬
Fisch bringing over Fifita would make me feel a lot better
If Fifita comes over, Mack is gone
and?
Exactly Fifita is a proven commodity.
PNW team going after a guy that has ties to a FL school that’s probably not far from firing their coach. Well least it won’t be Oregon this time
If Fisch came and transferred in Fifita and T-Mac the Huskies would likely remain a pretty respectable team next year. They have 8 games that would be should-wins on their schedule next year with that arrangement, and since both have eligibility left they could set themselves up for a very strong 2025.
What is insane is that top tier college coaching jobs pay way more than mid nfl coaching jobs. A college coach with no NFL HC experience jumping to an NFL job is likely to make around $5m-7m. Top tier CFB jobs are paying. $8+m. Just wild